Animals in Space

Animals have never been taken into space.

• True

• False

Select the animals that have been taken into space.

• monkeys

• dogs

• mice

• cockroaches

• cats

When was the first animal sent into space?

• 1890

• 1948

• 1975

• 2010

What is the name of the macaque monkey that flew inside a V2 rocket?

• Albert

• Anatoliy

• Armstrong

• Acapulco

What is the name of the dog that the Russians sent into orbit?

• Laika

• Oreo

• Lenin

• Layla

Why are animals sent into space?

• to feed the astronauts

• as bait for hunting aliens

• for scientific research

• to entertain the astronauts

What are the names of the first 2 dogs to be carried into orbit and survive?

• Belka and Strelka

• Sashka and Mishka

• Lenin and Stalin

• Yuri & Gagarin

What are the names of the first two dogs to successfully recover from a spaceflight?

• Tom and Jerry

• Tsygan and Dezik

• Mishka and Sashka

• Sputnik 1 and Sputnik 2

Who is the first and only cat to have survived spaceflight?

• Laika

• Crookshanks

• Garfield

• Felicette

Which of these countries have flown animals into space?

• China

• Soviet Union

• USA

• Iran